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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1905
Page
8
Historical note traces cork use from ancient Greek and Roman times to modern cork making. It highlights Horace’s reference to Roman wine amphorae, Spain’s 1700 start in cork processing, and the growth of the cork industry centered in Catalonia Spain.
Arthur Gilman cites Atlantic remarks contrasting college valedictorians who know much with teachers who inspire. He argues instruction without "pleasurable excitement" fails, preferring guidance over force. The text recalls Agassiz as an exemplar of leading pupils to discover truth.
The article extols the small mouthed bass as vigorous and crafty from infancy. It recounts a four inch bass caught on a spoon lure and describes its aggressive, fast strikes and long-ranged attacks. It claims bass introductions to ponds with pickerel will destroy pickerel and even trout.
Dr J G Brennzer of Broken Bow Nebraska announces a herd headed by Crimson Scott 177034 with straight Scotch breeding. He notes cattle shipped in perform poorly first year due to altitude and grass, and declares his plan to raise cattle locally here.
The fragment cites Jerviah Sabbath and le Romane on Jewish Sabbath disdain, noting Rome’s Rutellus praising religious fidelity yet condemning Jewish piety as cold. Juvenal is described as a harsher critic, linking Sabbath devotion to either sacred feast days or Atonement related fasts and deriding Jewish isolation and customary laws.
The Hindoo stories recount Bhima a mighty youth and his feats. He chased by a tiger spared his mother while nursing and shattered rock upon impact. He lifted groups of boys, uprooted a bansan tree, and withstood a cobra’s bite as Bakasura fell.
The article notes many birds cannot fly straight up and require an incline to rise. It describes a method to trap condors by building a large pen with a central carcass, forcing the bird to descend and fail to clear the fence. It also explains heavy ducks needing a long run on water before lifting with the air.
John Scott later Lord Chancellor Eldon took a B A at Oxford in 1770 and was examined in Hebrew and history. His written test included a Hebrew question asking for the price of a skull, answered with Golgotha, and a history question on who founded Oxford University, answered Alfred the Great. Historians Freeman and Green note doubts about the second reply.
Medieval herbalists spread tales that mandrake or Meapple grows only where a terrible crime has been committed. They claimed the roots resemble human figures and earned the nickname gallows point from these beliefs.
A fragment from the Chicago Tribune describes a man who discards his cigar after a remark from Miss Smith. The exchange hints she judges cigars by manner, not words, suggesting a social dynamics moment in a Mayfair or social club setting.
The Nebraska Stock Growers Association lists A. M. Meaxlisett of Rashville as present with Rashville and R. M. Hampton as vice president from Alliance. B. E. M. Searlett serves as secretary treasurer with a statewide slate of executive committee members including E. P. Myers Lena RK R Kincwid Pingham John Brennan Alliance J R VanBoskirk Alliance E F E Lowe Hearnis John M Adams Potter R M Allen Ames R Lise Lodgepole Evert Eldred Orlando B C Hurrin Chadron L W Blekell Kimball Robert Graham Alliance Joan Conway Dunning J T Cool Agate A S Mew Alliance.
A comic exchange shows Abner Slopoak and Jemima Jones debating timing of a marriage proposal. Jemima insists on announcing the day herself after delays, while Braylate and Patience chide procrastination in a tongue in cheek style from Philadelphia Jubtle Ledger and Cleveland Leader.
A Canadian northwest note recalls a Hungarian girl praising the prairie where birds and sheep roam. The fragment reflects a remark on nature study and a line about character and command, attributed to a Wirt-quoted idea.
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